IMES2025





Limited in-person and virtual seats

Location: The Study Hotel, Philadelphia, PA





December 9-11, 2025





Research competition for trainees and junior principal investigators



Overview


The School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems is pleased to announce its 7th Annual Immune Modulation & Engineering Symposium (IMES). IMES 2025 features trailblazing research engineers and scientists working to advance the field of immune engineering from: Industry, Academia, Biomedical Engineering, and Basic and Translational Immunology

The speakers and attendees represent leaders in this field, with demonstrated expertise in collaborating across disciplines to generate innovative solutions to treat disease and injury by modulating the immune system.

Read about IMES2022 on Drexel's News





LOCATION


Symposium Location Poster Session Location
The Study Hotel
20 S. 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104
Behrakis Grand Hall
3210 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104

REGISTRATION


Full Registration Student/Postdoc Registration (in-person) Virtual Registration Virtual US Student/Postdoc Registration (NIH Sponsored)
$649
(Includes breakfast + lunch + opening reception, networking & mentoring session and poster session )
$449 $150 Free

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TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE


Thanks to the generous donations from our sponsors, IMES is pleased to offer travel scholarship funding to students and postdocs from traditionally underrepresented or disadvantaged backgrounds, plus free registration.

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LOCAL HOTEL OPTIONS


Use the link below to find more information about local hotels, including the Study hotel (conference venue) and get Drexel University's discount rate.

View Local Hotel Options




SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS




Aaron Esser-Kahn, PhD
University of Chicago


Bali Pulendran, PhD
Stanford University


Danielle Soranno, MD
Riley Hospital for Children


Dmitry Gabrilovich
AstraZeneca


Honggang Cui, PhD
Johns Hopkins University


John Wilson, PhD
Drexel University


Krithika Lingappan, MD/PhD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia




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Past Events

5th Annual Immune Modulation and Engineering Symposium

November 29 - December 1, 2023



4th Annual Immune Modulation and Engineering Symposium

December 7 - 9, 2022



3rd Annual Immune Modulation and Engineering Symposium

Dec 9-10, 2021



2nd Annual Immune Modulation and Engineering Symposium

Nov 11-13, 2020



Inaugural Annual Immune Modulation and Engineering Symposium

Oct 16, 2019



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IMES Safety Plans


The Immune Modulation and Engineering Symposium (“IMES”) organizing committee is committed to providing a safe environment for all attendees, speakers, support staff, sponsors, and event services personnel (all symposium participants).

View IMES Safety Plans